ACCA Bookshop
Taking a tape measure, determine the dimensions of your coffee table. Proceed with tape measure to the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. Turn left through the door towards shelves where catalogues are displayed. Note the drastically reduced sale prices. Take in hand a catalogue by Barbara Kruger.
Kanga Kanga
Tucked away above Russell Street, Kanga Kanga stocks - in their words - "Cool Asian Magazines". Visiting the store is like taking a crash course in Japanese youth culture in all its loud, fickle and furiously paced glory. From the retina-searing design of Nail Venus (a bi-monthly nail art publication) to the austere coolness of the design quarterly +81 there's something for all tastes.
Free Comic Book Day
No doubt comic books will soon snake down to the bottom of the cultural ladder again but, for now, nicely bound graphic novels are available in credible bookshops. Why would you face the lowly, unwelcoming comic store? Four words and an exclamation point: Free Comic Book Day!
Once a year, publishers pick a single issue to give away in an attempt to lure new customers into the crack-like addiction of monthly comic buying.
Mag Nation online
There's no longer any reason to be Jalouse of the Kiwis and the Melburnians, because now you can shop at mag nation online.
This is a Magazine Mecca. With over 1200 mags now available to buy at a click of a mouse, and 4000 in total set for upload in the next two months, mag nation is the Monocle of the mag retail world.
Title
Not long ago we somehow found ourselves reading a transcribed PDF file of the new Harry Potter book on a laptop, in a public bathroom, and decided enough was enough, and made a pact to never, pirate, rape, or pillage again.
To atone for our sins, we now just shop at TITLE.
Following the success of its flagship Sydney store, and a 2007 retail interior design award under its belt, TITLE has now opened up shop in Melbourne.
Book Sale
There is a book sale on at The Athenaeum Library at the moment. ‘The Athenaeum Library?’ you may ask. And if so, you have stumbled upon our real reason for writing this article. Winter is upon us – people’s roofs are already blowing off and the usual umbrella midgets are on the streets poking us in the eyes with metal spokes every which way but straight.
Architext
Architext bookshop is apparently the only bookshop in Australia (and rumour has it, one of the few in the world) entirely dedicated to architecture, landscape architecture and interior design.
Established 24 years ago by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, the bookshop has long been a reliable friend for Melbourne’s designers and architects seeking inspiration.
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